A Canadian Parliamentary committee kicked off its discussions today on special surtaxes on Chinese EVs and other manufactured products, with broad support expressed for the measures imposed by the government so far.

Weighing in on the debate about trade imbalances, a group of IMF economists has released a report arguing that these imbalances are driven by macroeconomic forces rather than trade and industrial policies.

Last Friday, the Biden Administration said that it would be taking "new actions to enforce our laws and protect American consumers, workers, and businesses by addressing the significant increased abuse of the de minimis exemption, in particular China-founded e-commerce platforms, and strengthening efforts to target and block shipments that

This past week, CTM covered the following issues: * Chinese anti-dumping investigation on Canadian canola seeds * China's WTO complaint on Canadian tariffs * Beijing opens manufacturing sectors to foreign investment * USTR Section 301 duties * U.S. presidential debate * U.S. Trade Rep. comments on China trade * DJI legislation passes House

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) announced today the final set of tariffs on Chinese goods under its statutory review of the Section 301 tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, with slight tweaks to the tariffs it had announced in May.

Following up on a recent decision to impose special surtaxes on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum, Canada is now starting a public consultation on similar measures against Chinese products in various "critical manufacturing sectors."

At a press conference today, European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill provided updates on a number of aspects of the EU's countervailing duty investigation on Chinese EVs.